island plant in pennsylvania, all the way through southern new jersey, up to connecticut. tonight, the oyster clear nuclear plant in toms river, new jersey, declared an alert when the water rose to more than six feet above normal. at seven feet the plant would lose the ability to cool its spent fuel pool in the normal fashion. the alert is the second-lowest level on a four-tier established by the new cla tore rnuclear regulatory commission. the mill stone plant in connecticut reduced power output to 70%. we'll continue to carefully monitor any developments. speaking of connecticut, we now turn to abc's dan harris in

stamford, connecticut, where a double whammy of high tide and storm surge is causing waters to swiftly rise. >> reporter: cynthia, good morning. i want to start with a rare bit of good news from the storm zone. after we had a swift rise in the waters, things are starting to change. take a look over my shoulder. these houses behind me, a few hours ago, the base of these houses, they were being engulfed by the -- the bases being engulfed by rising waters. now as you can see the waters back down to something approaching the normal level. the big question as we go on the air here is, as the waters recede and as the sun comes up, what kind of damage are we going to find? the governor has predicted that this storm will prove to be the catastrophic, his word, a catastrophic the likes of which this state has never before seen. he held a rather unnerving news conference a short while ago during which he issued what he called a katrina-like warning.

highest point in their home and try too ride it out. the bottom line here right now, the good news, the water's receding. the big question, what will it leave behind? cynthia? >> we're going to a break. our thanks to dan harris. next up, a dramatic high-stakes evacuation is one of new york city's biggest hospitals is forced to move their patients, even sick infants, during the chaos of the storm.

this special edition of "nightline," "the perfect storm," continues. >> thanks for joining us. the floodwaters of tonight's superstorm are receding. but there is no doubt that it has crippled new york city. officials tell abc news that new york may be without power for several dayth and that the flooded subway system will be out of service until well after power is restored. we want to take you back to the drama unfolding at the nyu hospital in manhattan where the effects of the power outage were felt most acutely when backup generators fail. the hospital was forced to evacuate patients, including 20 infants from the neonatal intensive care unit. we're joined thousand by our new york affiliate wabc's kimberly richardson who's on the scene at the hospital. >> reporter: we are now roughly

in the fourth hour of this massive evacuation here at new york university medical center in the lobby of the hospital, you can see patients, you can see doctors and nurses. what has happened here is that the backup system, the backup generator, failed here. that forced officials here at the hospital to evacuate roughly 200 patients. we're talking pediatrics, we're talking emergency room patients, across the board. what that means is that from floor 16 down of this high rise hospital, all of those floors had to be evacuated. inside the hospital officials are relying on flashlights to get around, we're told. e-mail, phone system went down at the hospital. what happens is the care vain of ambulances waiting here on the avenue, on first avenue, we've seen at least three dozen this evening and this morning. those ambulances are coming up, waiting to take patients. they come in a circular driveway

here in front of the hospital. here is a stretcher that is going in right now. that stretcher goes into the lobby, patients are waiting for their stretchers. here's another ambulance here that's waiting. a patient will come out and get loaded up into the ambulance. here this evening and this morning, we have seen infants coming out. we've seen new moms cradling their babies on stretchers, getting into ambulances. we've also seen infants that clearly are coming from the nicu seriously ill, they are ill infants. we've seen folks on oxygen. they're trying to get the rest of the patients out of on this hospital. they are spreading them out to other area hospitals in the new york city area. in new york, kimberly richardson, abc news. >> our thanks to kimberly, what an extraordinary story. and another extraordinary story further to the south. amid the gale force winds and giant storm waves, incredible drama played out on the open seas today. it was a high-staked helicopter

rescue after a replica of a 200-year-old ship sailed straight into the wrath of the storm off the coast of the carolinas after a grave miscalculation by the captain, who thought it would be safer out at sea than in port. abc's matt gutman has the story from elizabeth city, north carolina. >> reporter: its final journey began last week as it headed toward its winter stoert in st. petersburg. "the majestic" debuted in the 1962 film "meet me on the bounty" and was ready for its closeup in "pirates of the caribbean." offscreen it's been used as a training ship. but this is what it looks like buffeted by rough waters. before it left port in connecticut the bounty changed its course. captain robin wallbridge tacked east hoping to avoid the brunt of hurricane sandy. the captain facebooked his reasoning saying a ship is safer

at sea than in port. but 20 plus foot waves and gale force winds battered the ship, causing it to lose power. the update on facebook, break. "the bounty" taking on water, the crew has abandoned ship. the coast guard got the sos call about midnight but it would take hours to muster a rescue helicopter. because of the heavy winds it took nearly seven hours before that coast guard chopper got to the scene. arriving at dawn. >> halfway down. >> reporter: they found "the bounty's" crew 100 miles offshore bobbing like human corks. >> he's starting to swim. >> reporter: the waves topping 20 feet in this covered raft. you can see their faces peeking out. >> we need medical. >> reporter: with their chopper battered and 50-mile-per-hour winds, their fuel burning fast, the first coast guard diver is lowered down. >> swimmer's going into the water. >> reporter: with the pilot fighting to hold steady at 30 feet above the water, rescue swimmer dan todd pulled each survivor into the water. >> survivors in the water with

dan. >> i jumped in, i said, i'm dan, i heard you guys need a ride. >> reporter: he towed them through these murderous waves to a basket lowered from the chopper. survivors were hoisted up one at a time. >> swinging really bad. >> it started after six. then we went straight over to the life raft that had three more people. >> reporter: 14 people total, plus the mountainous waves then the two-hour flight back to land. jenny fields was one of the pilots. >> as we left the scene some of them started to get emotional, realizing they had left shipmates behind, that we were still looking for them. >> reporter: two sailors were still missing, including the captain. this chopper headed back to continue the search. the "hms bounty" was not the only one caught in the perfect storm. at least five ships were still insnared. crew ships across the atlantic seaboard seeking safe harbor. passengers on the disney fantasy cruise tossed around, water sloshing over decks, doors

slamming, terrified passengers told to stay in their room. >> just stay in your cabin, that is the best place to be. >> reporter: david and esther evans were nearing the end of a caribbean cruise when their ship got caught in the storm. >> the doors in our suite began to slam shut and open. >> reporter: they captured their ordeal on videotape. outside their 12th floor window, rough seas. inside their cabin, total chaos. the ship did manage to dock safely in florida. to compensate guests for the wild ride, they were given a 25% discount on their next cruise. we felt the power of those waves this morning. sandy nearly 300 miles away from our location in outer banks but still treacherous. we were setting up for "good morning america" on a dune we thought out of harm's way. >> watch out. >> reporter: my producer candace smith swept off her feet. the waves engulfing us. both wet but okay. >> moving to higher ground. are you all right? >> reporter: maritime safety

experts told us cruise ships should be large enough to safely navigate the heavy swells of a storm like sandy. but when the 7,500-ton cruise liner was battered by heavy storms it sank. capsizing within sight of shore. synth yeah we've learned more about the fate of those two missing sailors. one of them, claudine christian, was pick rather husbandly found. rescuers were not able to resuscitate her. the other is the ship's captain who tried to steer out of sandy's way are he is still missing. the ship is sunk, the coast guard is investigating this incident, interviewing each and every one of those 14 survivors. >> our thanks to you, matt gutman. next up, a super storm may be the only thing that could quiet a presidential race as tight as this one. we find out how the candidates are riding out the storm. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents

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this special edition of "nightline," "the perfect storm," continues from new york city with cynthia mcfadden. >> tonight the midwest is bracing for the extreme weather this storm could bring. of course the middle of the country's also home to many of the country's critical swing states. over the next couple of weeks in the the election, with only seven days to go before voting day, this storm is just about the only thing that could slow down a race this tight. but both candidates have put their official campaign events on hold while the storm rages. abc's jake tapper reports from the suddenly quiet campaign trail. >> reporter: president obama was supposed to hold a rally in orlando, florida. but hurricane sandy made other plans for him. president obama pulled candidate obama off the campaign trail today.

pulling a no-show at his own orlando, florida, rally to race back to the white house to monitor the hurricane. >> this is going to be a big and powerful storm. >> reporter: in the wake of harsh criticism of the president flying to a rally in vegas the day after the benghazi libya diplomatic post was attacked, the president took no chances today. the white house released two photographs of the president being briefed on the hurricane and he came out to the briefing room to warn americans to heed their local and state officials and to underline what is truly important. >> i am not worried at this point about the impact on the election, i'm worried about the impact on families, i'm worried about the impact on first responders. the election will take care of itself next week. >> reporter: but there's no doubt the election is being impacted by the storm. both candidates planned to spend the final days of the election crisscrossing battleground states and instead, they are now laying low. their campaigns have together cancelled a combined 30 events since tad. two obama campaign events went

on but without the headliner. the one this morning here in orlando, another one in youngstown, ohio, where former president bill chin ton and vice president biden, after getting a blast of wind on the tarmac, praised obama's presidential decision. >> he got up this morning and called me, "i got to go back right now, this storm's getting out of hand, i've got to handle it." i said, "mr. president, that is the right call." >> reporter: romney squeezed in rallies in avon lake, ohio and davenport, iowa before pressing pause on his campaign. >> hopefully your thoughts and prayers will join with mine for people in harm's way. we love our fellow americans. we wish them well. >> reporter: this is already by some measures the closest election since modern polling began in 1936 with the candidates averaging a 48%-48% tie since september. and into this perfect storm of an election comes this storm, slicing a path through battleground states, north carolina, virginia, ohio and new hampshire, potentially impacting early voting.

and who knows where the recovery from the storm will be one week from tomorrow. thus, the candidates are trying to project leadership. >> i was speaking today with the national weather service and folks at fema as they're preparing for the landfall of a very, very dangerous hurricane. >> reporter: a tough ever task, perhaps, for the candidate who does not run the federal government. now with president obama in washington, d.c., you may wonder why i and the rest of the press corps are in orlando, florida, the bottom line is it wasn't safe for our press charter to fly back to washington. we're not exactly air force one so we're sitting here waiting for president obama to decide when he's going to resume his time on the campaign trail and we'll catch up with him there. cynthia? >> thanks to you, jake tapper. "good morning america" will have all of the latest storm updates in the morning. with nearly 5 million people still without power, 13 reported dead, and the atlantic coast

picking up the pieces of the wake of the storm whose effects could ripple across the midwest and mid-atlantic states. check in for the latest updates on abcnews.com. stay safe, america. good night from all of us on abc news.

tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> if i was in charge i would have national coming out day on halloween. that way if your parents freak out, just kidding, it's a costume, i'm just dressed as lady gaga. >> kevin james. >> ah! >> ezra miller. and unnecessary censorship. >> mitt romney said president obama is [ bleep ] from behind.

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thank you for watching, thank you for being here tonight. i just -- i have to say something, i just put a little purell on my hands so i'm as fresh clean as i can possibly be. it rained today here, which i think -- i think it's the first time it ever happened, right? [ laughter ] i know it sounds dumb but i actually went outside to look at the rain, it hasn't rained in so long. it looked wet. it looked like rain. i guess it's good. we need the rain in california to water our medical marijuana plants. [ cheers and applause ] the other nice thing is, when the rain lets up, you can go to the beach where the storm drains let out and pick your own chihuah chihuahua. [ laughter ] thank you for braving the elements to join me on this journey of friendship and laughter tonight. tomorrow in l.a., we have something unusual going on. thousands of people all over town are expected to gather to watch the space shuttle "endeavour" roll through the streets of los angeles. last month they flew the "endeavour" on the back of a 747 to l.a. there it is. past few weeks and tomorrow,

it's been sitting there for the past few weeks and tomorrow, they're going to roll it through the streets of l.a. to the california science center where it will be on permanent display. the shuttle is five stories tall, weighs 77 metric tons, which is about 170,000 pounds. maybe they should have done this before gas prices went up to $5 a gallon. they're not rocket scientists -- oh, wait, they are rocket scientists. [ laughter ] the city is closing streets down to get the "endeavour" through. which will slow traffic down. you have to admit, space shuttle jam is a pretty awesome reason to be late for work. some of the businesses along the route aren't happy about the street closures, including the guy who owns local landmark randy's doughnuts. >> ron weintraub, who owns randy's doughnuts, the so-called mother of all parades as named by the mayor is more like the bummer of all parades because of the street closures and all the business he could have had. put a space shuttle in the middle of the donut. >> that's neat. really had fun putting that up there and enjoyed seeing the reaction. >> what happened? >> people say, oh, there's a space shuttle in your donut.

[ laughter ] >> jimmy: and they're right. there is. [ cheers and applause ] why is his name ron? what happened to randy? i want randy back. today, by the way, is national coming out day. did you remember to call your -- [ cheers and applause ] did you remember to call your folks and tell them you're gay today? i hope so. national coming out day is traditionally followed by national "i knew it" day. and then next month is national awkward silence at thanksgiving dinner day. national coming out day is held on the third project runway of october. see, i would do, if i was in charge, i would have national coming out day on halloween because that way if your parents really freak out, you can say, just kidding, it's a costume. i'm just dressed as lady gaga. national coming out day has been around for 24 years. but in my opinion, it didn't become an official holiday until this year when it was finally

given its own charlie brown holiday special. >> isn't there anyone who knows what national coming out day is all about? >> sure, charlie brown, i'll tell you what national coming out day is all about. national coming out day, ncod, is an internationally observed civil awareness day. celebrating individuals who publicly identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. it seeks to promote greater awareness, tolerance and celebration of lgbt cultures. and its many sub cultures. from couples, chubbies, butches, femmes, circuit parties, s & m, rough trade, drag queens, muscle heads, trans men, lipstick lesbians, glory holes, and that's what national coming out day is all about. now, let's dance, bitches. [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: snoopy and woodstock are more than just roommates. vice presidential debate between joe biden and paul ryan went on top night at center college in danville, kentucky. there's a big age gap between these men. paul ryan is 42 and joe biden is either 60 or 80, i have no idea. vice president biden has a tendency to veer off-message. but he was very on-target in preparing for tonight. >> biden has been out of sight for days, working in a delaware hotel with top presidential adviser david axelrod and, acting as ryan, congressman chris van hollen. he's been fuelng up on gatorade and animal crackers. >> jimmy: what? and running around in circles, making airplane noises. gatorade and animal crackers? it's like a snack break in the second grade. whatever it was, it worked because it seemed like someone spiked joe biden's ensure with five-hour energy drink or something. he was very fired up. a lot rougher than the presidential debate. they were going at each other

like ronnie and sammy after a third round of calm cause zees -- sorry, i was flipping between "jersey shore" and that. seemed to me that joe biden spent 80% of the debate trying not to curse. he actually said the word malarkey at one point. before tonight, we haven't seen paul ryan talk much. he's a very serious guy. paul ryan seems like the guy you see at the bank who really hates standing in line, like, so much, you're afraid he might do something. [ laughter ] the debate was very structured tonight, because president obama and mitt romney went way over their time limits, they put safety measures in place for this one to make sure it didn't happen again. i think they got this idea from award shows. >> this is a president who has gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do. this is a guy who has repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again. this is a guy who brought the entire world, including russia and china to bring about the most devastating, most devastating -- ♪ [ applause ]

>> jimmy: you know, he didn't even have time to thank his agent, which is a shame. "time" released some never before seen photos of paul ryan today and they are great. this is one of them. it's -- happy national coming out day, everyone! [ cheers and applause ] wish he was at the debate dressed like that. the pictures were taken last year. as part of a shoot that would have been published if ryan were picked as "time's" person of the year last year. why would they make this his "person of the year" photo? it looks like the after shot on a billboard for lap band surgery. and why would he pose like this? i would rather have a sex tape released than these -- and that picture -- he looks like a backup dancer for 'nsync. the guy who guards the keg at a frat party. i love the backdrop here because it looks like he's working out in a sears portrait studio or something. this one is the best. this is the poster -- [ laughter ]

the poster rush limbaugh has hanging over his bed. [ laughter ] his physique. you could cut medicare with those abs. [ cheers and applause ] we might possibly have our first vice president who kisses his biceps every morning. in other sex symbol news, rumors today a nude photo of justin bieber leaked to the internet. yesterday, justin bieber he tweeted that his computer and camera had been stolen while he was doing a concert. and then, a nude photo of him, or, i don't know, well, you look. look at this and you decide. is that -- i don't know, it doesn't look canadian to me. justin's fans are challenging the authenticity of the shot. they say the belly button and the nipples don't match. justin's real nipples are heart-shaped. i don't know if i you know that. obviously we can't show a naked picture whether it's justin or not. but what we did is we asked some members of our studio audience tonight to draw what they think a naked picture of justin bieber would look like and i have some of them now.

all right, we start with this one. this is from amanda campos of st. charles, illinois. you know what, the -- the bieber needs work, but i like the bathtub. all right. what else do we have here? this is -- it's either a toilet or the loch ness monster. i'm not sure. okay, justin bieber at caesars palace, relaxing with prince harry at a pool table. kind of cute. this is a little maple leaf underpants. this is from the popular cartoon, bieber and butthead. and -- this is my favorite. this is very -- minimalist. this is -- this is greg st. marie from snoqualmie, washington. where is greg? greg, nicely done.

[ cheers and applause ] what was your inspiration here? >> what was my inspiration? >> jimmy: yeah. >> oh -- just not a huge bieber fan, i guess. >> jimmy: okay. would you mind signing this for me, because this one is going up in my home. >> oh, absolutely. >> jimmy: pass that back to him, will you? thank you very much. thank you. and shame on you. [ cheers and applause ] this is pretty great. this is from fox 5 news last night in new york. their regular sports anchor was out of the studio at the yankees playoff game, which left nonsports anchor gary alexander to do sports and you would never know this wasn't her area of expertise. >> to our nation's capital we go, top of the two. peat kazuma unloads on edwin jackson saying, bye-bye, so long, farewell. 4-3 run bomb, making it cardinals 4, nationals 0. that would be more than enough run support that right-hander chris carpenter would need, with missing almost the entire with

nerve damage before returning on september 21st. carpenter threw a five, two-three inning shutout baseball as the cards blanked the nationals 8-0, taking a two games to one series lead. >> jimmy: very -- fastball to the head back in 2008. that was something. that good sports baseball score reporter. here's an alarming statistic i was unaware of. according to a new report, 40% of 911 calls made last year were accidental. last year, 911 operators got 100 million of what they call illegitimate calls, accidental 911 calls from pocket dialing. that's when you forget to lock your cell phone and you accidentally make a call from your pants. huge problem for emergency responders. they are getting so many calls, they are having trouble keeping up with the real calls. they put out this psa today to make people more aware of this.

>> accidental dialing is overwhelming america's 911 call centers, delaying first responders to real emergencies. this butt is responsible for 800 accidental calls. this one, 3,700 calls. and this monster? 7,400 accidental calls. your fat ass is killing people. hold the phone! this has been a message from your friendly 911 dispatcher. >> jimmy: that's nice. butt dialing. [ cheers and applause ] and one more thing, it's thursday night, it's time for our weekly tribute to the fcc where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship." >> and here in the situation room, happening now, mitt romney says president obama is [ bleep ] from behind. >> could mitt romney really [ bleep ] big bird. just the thought of it has pbs fans all [ bleep ] up. >> he's like a big [ bleep ] game.

>> thanks for untangling it for us. >> big [ bleep ]. >> yeah, very big [ bleep ]. >> you know, this is our second season together, we didn't [ bleep ] once in the first season. >> during a stop in florida, a restaurant owner wiped off mitt romney's [ bleep ] with some napkins. >> by the way, does charlie [ bleep ] an animal? >> name something tarzan might take off his loincloth to do. >> to [ bleep ] off. >> entrusting you to retrieve the secret ingredient. and i need you to do this without any [ bleep ] ups. understand? >> mitt romney promised ohio voters [ bleep ] jobs if he's elected. >> my dad was a real [ bleep ]. >> i remember you in "rocky iii." i couldn't believe how big your [ bleep ] was. >> right now firing is too good for you. >> you're going to fire me? >> i will fire you. if you don't [ bleep ] me in this ring tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tonight on the program, from the movie "the perks of being a wallflower,"

ezra miller is here. we have music from bloc party. and we'll be right back with kevin james, so stick around. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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>> jimmy: hi there, welcome back. tonight on the program, from the new movie "the perks of being a wallflower," ezra miller is here. and then with music from this album called "four," all the way from the united kingdom, bloc party from the bud light stage. we've got quite a lineup for you next week. don rickles will be here, as will joel mchale, aziz ansari, emily vancamp. and then, on monday, we'll be joined by true american royalty,

honey boo boo and her mom june boo boo will be here. we're going to try to figure out their lives for them. we'll have music from josh turner, miguel, paul weller and joe walsh. so join us next week too. you know our first guest from nine seasons on "the king of queens" and a number of very funny movies. he's a man who looks good in brown shorts. real good. his latest role is that of a biology teacher turned mixed martial artist in the new comedy "here comes the boom." it opens in theaters friday. please say hello to kevin james. [ cheers and applause ] >> woo. thank you. >> jimmy: this way people are tivoing through this interview

they will still see "here comes the boom" is the name of the movie. >> i will put it out there any way i can. >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> doing great. thanks. >> jimmy: first of all, i enjoyed the movie. it's very funny. and you are very muscular in the movie, like, i mean, like really, you look really muscular. >> not anymore. i -- the plan was, once i did the movie, i -- i did it a year and a half ago, i got in such great shape. i said, all right. after the movie, i'll relax a little bit and get back into shape when it comes time to do the talk shows and stuff so i look like the guy in the movie. >> jimmy: right. >> and then -- [ laughter ] i don't know if you know this, but taco bell came out with dorito locos -- have you tried these things? [ cheers and applause ] i got to tell you, man. i got to tell you. the outside shell is a dorito. it upended my life, i mean -- it's insane. and the other thing -- did you know you can freeze snickers?

those in conjunction just kind of ruined me. >> jimmy: you have concerned suing these companies? >> i'm coming after them. i think they owe me something. >> jimmy: how long did you train to get in that shape? >> i trained about, like, 14 months, i started taking it real serious and started getting into it and going at it. and it was -- i did it like a real fighter. i wanted to really make it look real. >> jimmy: you were dieting -- you were going through -- >> i was drinking -- yes. i cut out all, anything -- i became, like, vegan, almost. i was drinking greens to cut the weight and -- no, not woo. it was horrible. it was horrible. >> jimmy: most vegans don't have the energy to woo. >> yeah, yeah. it was horrendous. and even in the movie, i have to eat meat but i spit it out. it was basically when you have a dog and you put a biscuit on their nose and they sit there, they can't eat it, they've got to wait there for it. >> jimmy: your wife was pregnant at this time. >> she was. she's eating for two.

i'm eating for not even half of one. plus i have other -- i have two little girls, too. and the food in my house is -- you can't stop it with kids. it's macaroni and cheese, hot dogs and this and that. they don't finish their food. so you're like, you know. cleaning up. >> jimmy: that's right. whatever -- so, you finished with that? >> i start with that, which is sad. they get it, you're not going to finish that, are you? pretty sad. >> jimmy: i know, it's a weird thing when you have kids. suddenly, like, put on 20 pounds, like, where did this come from? oh, the rest of the french fries. >> exactly. >> jimmy: the rest of the mcnuggets. >> it's good for that, too. you can order food through your kids. at mcdonald's, you just go -- i'm not that hungry, but she's going to have five big macs. she's like, i don't want that. shut up. she wants a shake, yes. super size it. all that stuff. >> jimmy: i heard you were at one time a personal trainer yourself. >> i was. i was a -- very long time ago and -- i wasn't very good, by the way. >> jimmy: you had clients? >> very short client list. you know what it was?

i wasn't very motivated. i'd be like, you know what? i was like, five reps is more than enough. just the fact that you showed up today is showing me something. let's get a chocolate energy bar. >> jimmy: that's what i'm looking for. >> that's all, just one of those guys. >> jimmy: you trained with a guy who is an mma fighter. >> bas rutten. >> jimmy: good actor. >> he's fantastic in the movie. he's going to explode off of this. i'm so happy for him. he was a fighter himself. he became a ufc champ and he came out here to this country and he became friends together and we just had the greatest time and he would teach me everything and he trained me for this movie and it was awesome having him. it really is incredible. >> jimmy: and you feel like now you can really handle yourself? >> i do. i feel really good. i do. in fact, i actually have him here with us -- >> jimmy: you brought him here tonight. >> yes. >> jimmy: why did you bring him here tonight? >> i thought that it would be great to have him here because he's super in the movie but also, maybe to show you guys

some, you know, down and dirty self-defense tricks that you can use. >> jimmy: i think that's great. >> you up for that, kimmel? >> jimmy: yeah, sure. [ cheers and applause ] >> over here, let's go do that. >> jimmy: let's do it. oh, there he is. bas rutten. how you doing? >> good. >> jimmy: welcome, welcome. he's got the shirt, too. oh, is this the thing you do? should i take off my jacket, maybe? >> you might want to. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, all right. patronizing me. >> that's okay. what we're going to do here is show you a couple of scenarios that -- >> jimmy: oh, weapons. >> here you go. okay, with this. >> jimmy: all right. >> let me see now. let me see, ah -- groin strike! groin strike, groin strike! rake down. elbow to the face. neck strike. you're out. it's toast, it's over. >> jimmy: yeah. i didn't -- [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: i wasn't expecting it to happen right away. >> i know. you know what that's called, jimmy? the element of surprise. >> well played, kevin. well played. >> thank you. element of surprise. >> jimmy: all right. what else? >> here we go. okay. what this here is -- a gun. >> jimmy: the gun. >> if your assailant is to come at you with a gun, first thing you need to do is be very, very careful. isn't that right? >> that's correct, safety first. >> yes. >> jimmy: okay -- >> you must do that. >> groin strike, groin strike. elbow. elbow. and rake, rip, strike, done! [ cheers and applause ] and that guy's out of here. >> jimmy: all right. i think i got it. i'm almost unconscious. i think we -- we're done -- i think we're done.

>> i'm sorry about that, but -- >> jimmy: so, what you're saying is, if you're in that situation, have your friend, the martial artist, attack the guy from behind? >> what you do is, you use your surroundings. >> jimmy: okay, all right. >> so, we have one more demonstration, all right? >> jimmy: all right. >> okay. great. >> jimmy: oh, wow, look at that. it's a bear, huh? >> it's more than a bear, a bear with a knife, jimmy. >> jimmy: okay. all right. >> what i want you to do is, you are going to come at me with the bear, with the knife. >> jimmy: i'm going to come at you with the bear -- >> yes, with the knife. >> jimmy: push the bear towards you? >> you are going to make it happen in a second, but i also have to get ready, okay? what you're going to do is, you are going to thrust at me. i'm not afraid of it. i'm going to let it happen. oh, what showed up? what showed up? oh. [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: you have a bear with a gun. >> that's right. >> jimmy: okay. and, so -- should i attack your bear or? >> i'll tell you one thing. >> jimmy: or attack you. >> what you do is, any time you have a bear with a knife, you don't bring it to a bear with a gun fight. okay? >> jimmy: that is true. >> that is rule number one in bear fighting. you do not do it. >> jimmy: what situation would you see this being a -- >> rawr! elbow! elbow! rake him. rake him! >> jimmy: we'll be right back with kevin james and bas rutten when we come back. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] what's today's dare?

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